What is construction equipment tracking?
Construction equipment GPS tracking gives contractors real-time location, engine hours, geofencing, and theft alerts across their entire fleet. Hapn unifies powered heavy equipment, unpowered assets (trailers, generators, containers), and vehicles on one platform — pulling OEM machine data and Hapn hardware into a single map. Plans start at $13/mo per asset with no long-term contract.
Transparent pricing
- Equipment Tracking$13/moper asset
- Equipment Telematics$18/moper asset
- OEM Data Integration$4/moper asset · no new hardware
No long-term contracts. See full pricing
Trusted by 1,500+ construction fleets
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT LOSSES
Construction equipment theft & rental waste: the hidden costs eating your margin
Monday morning, 6:15 AM
Your foreman calls. The 2021 Cat 320 isn’t on the south job site. Nobody moved it. Nobody authorized anything. By 8 AM, you’re filing a police report. By noon, you’re explaining to your project owner why the dig is delayed. By end of week, you’re out the machine, paying for a rental to cover, and your insurance claim takes 90 days.
Total cost: $180K in equipment + $12K rental cover + project delay penalties
Geofence alert triggers the moment your Cat 320 crosses the boundary at 2 AM. Police dispatch in under an hour. Average recovery time: 6 hours.
The slow bleed you never see
You rented two skid steers for the uptown project. Meanwhile, your own two were sitting at the yard — no one flagged them. Your telehandler hit 5,000 hours without service, and the transmission rebuild cost $14,800. These aren’t disasters. They’re just Tuesday. And they’re eating your margin on every project you bid.
Rental overlap + missed service + idle assets: death by a thousand cuts
Utilization reports catch rental overlap before the invoice hits. Engine hour alerts flag service windows automatically.
WHAT CHANGES WITH HAPN
One platform. Every rental asset. Every branch.
Cut rental spend 15–25% in your first quarter
How many times have you rented equipment while your own sat idle at another site? Hapn’s utilization reports show which assets are running, idle, or sitting unused, so you redeploy instead of rent. See engine hours, movement patterns, and idle time across every asset. Know exactly what’s available before you call the rental house.
A 50-asset fleet going from 58% to 76% utilization saves $200K+ per year in avoided rentals. Most fleets see payback within 60 days.
Your equipment moves, you know. Every time. No exceptions.
Geofences trigger instant alerts when equipment crosses a boundary — 2 AM or 2 PM. After-hours movement alerts catch unauthorized use before it becomes a police report. If something does get stolen, real-time coordinates give law enforcement what they need. Our average recovery time is 6 hours — compared to 80% that are never recovered without tracking.
“We recovered a stolen Cat 330 in under 5 hours with Hapn — our insurer estimated the save at $285K including project delay costs we avoided.”
Hapn construction customers averaged a 47% reduction in reported theft incidents within the first 12 months.
One dashboard for Cat, Deere, Komatsu, and the trailer your OEM system can’t touch
OEM telematics only cover that manufacturer’s machines. If you’re running a mixed fleet (you are), you’re juggling 3 logins, 5 apps, and blind spots on every unpowered asset.
Hapn tracks powered and unpowered assets on a single platform. Battery trackers for trailers, generators, and containers. Hardwired devices for heavy iron. One map. One set of reports. One alert system.
Rated IP67 (fully submersible) · Operates -40°F to 160°F · 7-year battery life on unpowered trackers.
Catch the $200 filter change before it’s a $15K engine rebuild
Engine hour tracking and automated service reminders keep your maintenance on schedule. Share equipment locations directly with your mechanics — no calling three foremen to find the machine.
Hapn doesn’t replace your maintenance workflow. It feeds accurate engine hour and location data into whatever system you already use — Cat’s portal, a spreadsheet, or fleet management software.
OEM TELEMATICS
Works with your OEM telematics.
Hapn ingests machine data from Caterpillar, John Deere, Komatsu, Volvo and other OEMs via the AEMP / ISO 15143-3 telematics standard, then unifies it with Hapn hardware on mixed and aftermarket equipment — so engine hours, location, and utilization for your whole fleet live on one dashboard, whether or not the machine has factory telematics. OEM Data Integration is $4/mo per asset, no new hardware.
- Caterpillar VisionLink
- John Deere JDLink
- Komatsu KOMTRAX
- Volvo CareTrack
“We came from Samsara. The 3-year contract was a nightmare — we couldn’t remove trucks we’d sold without paying $220 each. With Hapn, we scale up for big projects and scale down in winter. No penalties, no drama.”
Mike R., Fleet Operations Director
Regional GC, 200+ assets, Southeast U.S.
“We finally got our trailers and generators on the same screen as our excavators. That alone saved us from renting equipment we already owned, twice in the first month. Paid for itself before the invoice hit.”
David L., VP of Operations
Heavy Civil Contractor, 120 assets, Texas
“We had 85 assets live in 4 days. Battery trackers on our trailers took 5 minutes each. Hardwired installs on the excavators took about 45 minutes. Our crew didn’t miss a beat.”
Jason T., Equipment Manager
Site Development Company, 85 assets, Midwest
“We were nervous the guys would push back on GPS tracking. Opposite happened — when a skid steer got stolen off the Interstate 40 job and we recovered it in 4 hours, the crew asked why we didn’t do this sooner.”
Carlos M., Project Superintendent
Highway & Bridge Contractor, 150 assets, Southeast
HAPN VS. SAMSARA & MOTIVE
GPS tracking built for construction, not over-the-road fleets
Samsara and Motive were built for trucking companies with uniform Class 8 fleets. Construction is different — mixed makes, unpowered assets, seasonal scaling, and equipment that changes hands constantly.
| Feature | Hapn | Samsara / Motive |
|---|---|---|
| Contract | Monthly or annual — your choice | 3-year min (Samsara) / 1-year (Motive) |
| Sell or return a vehicle | Remove anytime, $0 fees | $220 early termination per device |
| Pricing | Published on website, no games | “Call for a quote,” $27–33 / mo / vehicle |
| Unpowered assets (trailers, generators) | Same platform, same price | Separate system or add-on pricing |
| Mixed fleet (Cat + Deere + Komatsu) | One view, zero integrations needed | Requires separate OEM integrations |
| Seasonal scaling | Add / remove units monthly | Locked to contract quantity |
| Onboarding | Dedicated CSM + install support | Declining support, self-serve push |
50-vehicle fleet, 12 months vs. Samsara on equivalent features
Sell 10 trucks mid-year? Samsara: $2,200 in early termination fees
Payback period — most fleets see ROI within first 2 months
Already on Samsara or Motive? We’ll import your fleet data and have you live in under a week. No overlap fees.
See Your Switching SavingsHOW IT WORKS
From quote to tracking in days, not months.
Tell us your fleet
Fleet size, asset mix, powered vs. unpowered. We recommend the right hardware and build a transparent quote. No hidden line items.
Install in minutes
Battery trackers mount in seconds — no tools needed. Hardwired installs take under an hour. Self-install with our guides, or we’ll send a technician.
See everything, immediately
Every asset, every site — one dashboard. Set geofences, configure alerts, and start making data-backed decisions from day one.
Common Questions from Fleet Managers
Equipment Tracking (GPS and engine hours) is $13/mo per asset, Equipment Telematics (full telematics — engine hours plus fault codes, fuel, and utilization) is $18/mo per asset, and OEM Data Integration is $4/mo per asset with no new hardware. Full pricing is published on our pricing page — no “call for a quote” games. Most construction fleets pay 20–35% less than Samsara ($27–33/vehicle/month) or Motive, and with no early termination fees the total cost of ownership is materially lower.
This comes up a lot. Hapn tracks where your equipment is, not where your people are. There’s no driver-facing camera, no behavioral scoring, no surveillance features. The purpose is protecting assets and improving operations — and most crews appreciate knowing stolen equipment will actually get recovered.
Yes — this is one of the main reasons construction companies choose us. Hardwired devices for powered equipment and long-life battery trackers (up to 7 years) for unpowered assets like trailers, generators, compressors, and containers. Everything appears in one dashboard. No separate systems.
If your entire fleet is one manufacturer, maybe not. But most construction companies run mixed fleets — Cat, Deere, Komatsu, Volvo — plus trucks, trailers, and tools that OEM systems can’t touch. Hapn gives you one unified view across all of it. We complement OEM data by covering the gaps.
Absolutely. Whether you own, lease, rent, or finance — Hapn works the same way. When you sell, return, or trade equipment, move the tracker to a new asset or remove it from your plan. No penalties for fleet changes.
Samsara was built for OTR trucking fleets. Construction is a different world — mixed makes, unpowered assets, seasonal crew scaling, equipment changing hands constantly. Samsara requires separate OEM integrations, charges $220 per device for early removal, and locks you into 3-year contracts. Hapn handles all of this natively with flexible contracts.
No minimum. We work with contractors running 10 assets and firms running 2,000+. Pricing scales with your fleet, and you can add or remove units monthly. Most customers start by tracking their highest-value or most-at-risk equipment and expand from there.
Many contractors with financed or leased equipment do. Hapn gives you the location and engine hour data lenders typically require — and many lenders view GPS tracking as a risk-reduction benefit, which can work in your favor on financing terms.
Most fleets are fully live within a week. Battery trackers install in minutes with no tools. Hardwired installs take under an hour. We provide step-by-step guides, and your dedicated customer success manager supports you through the entire rollout — or we arrange professional installation at your yard.
